F9 Approved for China Release as Latest Fast & Furious Passes Chinese Censorship

After a very long wait,Fast & Furious 9is finally looking up to a theatrical release after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which stretched the sequel’s release for over a year. The action epic has been given the approval for a theatrical release in China theatres, marking the long-awaited debut of the tenth installment of the long-running Fast & Furious franchise in that country. Universal Studios, the movie’s distributors, and the producers have however not revealed any specific release date forF9: The Fast Sagain China....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Mark Simon

Fans of 'The Menu' Should Watch 'A Report on the Party and the Guests'

The Menu, one of the most popular films of 2022, is currently streaming onNetflix, much to the delight of the many patrons who found it satisfying and satirically delicious. Public acclaim aside,The Menulacked the subversive nature that thrives in some of the best allegorical satires and was rather dull in addressing its themes. The same cannot be said about a film released in 1966 that made much better use of a similar setting to address the dynamics of power and subjugation,A Report on the Party and the Guests....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 901 words · Rebecca Watkins

Feldman's Child Abuse Doc Gets Titled Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys

Corey Feldmanhas officially titled his upcoming documentary,Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys. The actor has been somewhat silent as of late, putting together the details for the long-awaited documentary. Feldman has always been an advocate for victims of sexual abuse, but he became even louder when the Harvey Weinstein fallout started last October. Instead of sitting quietly on the sidelines, Feldman decided to reveal more information about his struggles, along with those of his best friend Corey Haim as well....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Kevin Le

Futurama: The Long and Complicated History of Cancellations, Explained

Modern-day Hollywood is all about reboots and revivals. Every day it seems like another show returns, a new legacy sequel is announced, or a beloved old property is remade for a modern audience. With the rise of streamers and their seemingly unending ability to produce new content, television reboots are at an all-time high. Most follow a similar setup. A show returns from the dead with new content before inevitably ending again....

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 843 words · John Gonzalez

Gillian Anderson Channels David Bowie in American Gods Preview

Starz has unveiled a new clip from the fifth episode of their hit seriesAmerican Gods, which brings the show into the back half of this eight-episode first season, based onNeil Gaiman’s iconic novel. This clip features a new glimpse at the colorful God known as Media (Gillian Anderson), who seemingly take a different appearance each time she’s seen. After her first appearance in the second episode, where she resembled Lucille Ball, her appearance in this episode has her paying homage to Ziggy Stardust himself, the late great David Bowie....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Joseph Steele

Has Jack Nicholson Officially Retired After 60 Years in Hollywood?

Back in 2010, three-time Oscar-winning actorJack Nicholsonstarred in two movies, playing himself in the faux documentaryI’m Still Here, and the failing businessman and father Charles Madison inHow Do You Know. Unfortunately for fans of the legendary icon, those were his last two movies, and there have been rumors in the past that he wasretired from acting, with one report from 2013 claiming the actor was suffering from memory loss, although the actor’s reps shot down that report, claiming that he is looking at scripts and trying to figure out what his next project may be....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Chad Cunningham

Helena Bonham Carter Returns as Eudoria in Enola Holmes 2

Helena Bonham Carter will return forEnola Holmes 2. Serving as a direct sequel to last year’s hit mystery movie that was a big hit for Netflix,Enola Holmes 2brings back Millie Bobby Brown to play the titular sleuth with Henry Cavill also returning as her older brother Sherlock. In the firstEnola Holmes, Carter played Eudoria Holmes, the family matriarch, and it’s now been confirmed that she will be back in the role for the sequel....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Samantha Bradford

How Home Alone Transformed John Hughes’ Career (For the Worse)

When the Christmas comedy filmHome Alonewas released in November 1990,John Hughes, the film’s producer and writer, hoped that the film’s box-office performance would be comparable to that of his mostrecent films, National Lampoon’s VacationandUncle Buck, which grossed $71.3 million and $66.7 million, respectively, at the domestic box office. However,Home Alonegrossed approximately $476 million at the worldwide box office against a production cost of $18 million. The worldwide box-office performance ofHome Alone, which remains the most successful live-action family comedy film in history, eclipsed the combined box-office total of all the previous films that Hughes had variously directed and produced since 1984 when Hughes made his feature directorial debut with the teen comedy filmSixteen Candles....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 952 words · Lauren Patrick

James Bond: The Best Cold Opens in the Movies, Ranked

Utterly iconic,James Bond(whoever that may be at the time) walks to the center of screen. A barrel of a gun follows him as he casually moves towards the middle. His accompanying theme plays smoothly as the tuxedoed spy turns towards the screen, and just like that, he murders us point-blank. WhileDr. Nodidn’t have a pre-title sequence (a cold open), it did introduce this legendary gun barrel sequence. A cold open has become a staple for Bond, withevery singleJames BondmovieafterDr....

June 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1465 words · Ethan Harding

James Cameron Says He Will Need To Train Someone To Helm Avatar 6 & 7

James Cameronis one of the greatest directors of all time, holding the title as the director of the highest-grossing movie ever and being behind some of the most iconic sci-fi movies of the 80s and 90s. Now his future is all about bringing hisAvatarvision to life with multiple sequels already written and in production, but it seems that even that might not be the end of the franchise. In a new interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Cameron hinted thatAvatar 6and 7 could be possible, but he may need a protégé to take over by then....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Eric Garcia

James Gunn Will Direct Superman: Legacy for the DCU

It’s official,Guardians of the Galaxydirector and now DC Studios co-chief,James Gunn, will helm the upcomingSupermanreboot,Superman: Legacy. Taking tosocial mediato share the news, Gunn also provides some insight into what it is that will shape his take on the Man of Steel, as well as honoring his father, who passed away a few years ago. Check out what James Gunn had to say about directingSuperman: Legacybelow. “Yes, I’m directing Superman: Legacy to be released on August 05, 2025....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Joel Williams

Jennifer Coolidge Says Groping Ed Harris in 'Riff Raff' Was Scary

The iconicJennifer Coolidgewasn’t sure about having to grope Ed Harris in one hilarious scene in the new dark comedy thriller,Riff Raff.The key moment arrives midpoint in the movie when Coolidge — as the character Ruth, the ex-wife of retired hit man Vincent, played by Harris — is walking alongside the actor in a forest when suddenly she grabs the man by the… Well, you get the picture. Vincent resists. He’s been happily remarried for some time....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Michele Webb

Jeremy Irons Is an Older Ozymandias in Watchmen TV Show

Some very intriguing new details regarding the upcomingWatchmenTV series have emerged online. So far, HBO has been keeping a pretty tight lid on their approach in adapting the seminal DC comics series from Alan Moore for the small screen. But now we have some new info on some of the characters set to appear in the series and it indicates that there will be strong ties to the original source material, while also serving as a dramatic departure, leaping forward in time by quite a few years....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Abigail Henson